Archives - 18 June 2017, Sunday

Stored energy from electric vehicles (EVs) can be used to power large buildings - creating new possibilities for the future of smart, renewable energy - thanks to ground-breaking battery research from WMG at the University of Warwick . Dr Kotub Uddin, with colleagues from WMG's Energy...

Chinese company CHJ Automotive plans to introduce a moderately-priced all-electric car that will compete in demand with Tesla. Co-founder Kevin Shen announced that their EV will cost $7,800, with distribution date sometime in 2018. Working alongside the French ride sharing service, Cl...

John Voelcker Jun 18, 2017 Follow John Add to circle One of two 1909 Studebaker electric cars built for underground use [Architect of the U.S. Capitol] Enlarge Photo One advantage of electric cars is that unlike gasoline or steam cars, they have no emissions. More than a century ago, ...

2018 BMW 5-Series Li Enlarge Photo While the diesel backlash stemming from the VW emission scandal is real, BMW is forging ahead with the high-torque, high-efficiency engines regardless. For its latest 5-Series luxury sedan, it will announce that a new 540d mid-size diesel luxury seda...

John Voelcker Jun 18, 2017 Follow John Add to circle One of two 1909 Studebaker electric cars built for underground use [Architect of the U.S. Capitol] Enlarge Photo One advantage of electric cars is that unlike gasoline or steam cars, they have no emissions. More than a century ago, ...

Statoil to build the world’s first floating wind farm: Hywind Scotland 1 June 2017 Statoil has made the final investment decision to build the world’s first floating wind farm: The Hywind pilot park offshore Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The decision triggers investments of ar...

Stored energy from electric vehicles can be used to power large buildings – creating new possibilities for the future of smart, renewable energy – thanks to ground-breaking battery research from WMG at the University of Warwick. Dr Kotub Uddin, with colleagues from WMG’s Energy and El...

A new report by environmental and labor groups applauds U.S. jobs coming from building clean, fuel-efficient vehicles – and recommends staying the course on tough emission and mpg standards. Clean vehicle technology is supporting 288,000 manufacturing and engineering jobs in the U.S. ...

Tesla releases latest version of Autopilot; Model X first SUV to achieve 5-Star crash rating across the board 17 June 2017 Tesla has released the latest version of its Autopilot software, with enhanced features including Traffic-Aware Cruise Control, Autosteer, Auto Lane Change, Paral...

ExxonMobil greenlights Liza development in offshore Guyana; $4.4B Phase 1 investment 17 June 2017 Exxon Mobil Corporation will proceed with the first phase of development for the Liza field, one of the largest oil discoveries of the past decade, located offshore Guyana. The company al...

John Voelcker Jun 15, 2017 Follow John Add to circle How badly do you want a new, affordable, long-range electric car? Badly enough to drive it more than 800 miles without a unified fast-charging infrastructure? That's exactly what Bill Massmann, a professional land surveyor in St. Lo...

What Elon Musk and Tesla are doing for electric cars at the high end of the market, Chinese company CHJ Automotive plans to do for the low end. Co-founder Kevin Shen says the company plans to introduce an ultra compact electric car starting at around $7,800 in 2018. The company is wor...

“We’re debuting it here at Le Mans because of this iconic race’s history where the brightest and most ambitious and tenacious competitors always push the motorsports and automotive boundaries,” said Panoz. “We pushed the boundaries when we brought Sparky [the 1998 Panoz Q9 GTR-1 Hybri...

John Voelcker Jun 17, 2017 Follow John Add to circle Tesla owners & supporters gather in Statehouse in Austin to support company [photo: John Griswell] Enlarge Photo Why did a Chevy Bolt EV buyer have to drive his car more than 800 miles just to pick up his electric car? Which state s...

There was also the “Electrant” or electric hydrant, made by General Electric, which has a creepily familiar look to today’s EVSEs. It was meant to be public charging as common as police call boxes and horse hitching posts. It would deliver 2.5 kWh of energy for 25 cents, which, at 10 ...

Mahindra Racing enjoyed its most successful ever event in Formula E at last weekend’s Berlin ePrix. Felix Rosenqvist made history by taking the team’s first Formula E win in Saturday’s race, and only a time penalty for an unsafe during the pitstop in race two prevented the Swede from ...

Front Assist/ City Emergency Braking / Pedestrian Monitoring. They include the Front Assist area monitoring system with City Emergency Braking and Pedestrian Monitoring. In the new Polo, it comes as standard in even the Trendline base version. Its automatic warning and braking functio...

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Ontario studying use of fuel cells to electrify its GO rail network 17 June 2017 Ontario is taking a major step forward to electrify the GO rail network. The Canadian province has begun the GO Rail Network Electrification Transit Project Assessment Process. The process builds on publi...

Purchasing a hybrid vehicle makes for a slightly different ownership experience than a traditional gasoline-only car. There are always a few tips and tricks for owners to return the best mileage and range from electrified vehicles, and now a 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid owner has shared his...

Teaser photo for next Volkswagen I.D. electric-car concept, to be shown at 2017 Detroit Auto Show Enlarge Photo Volkswagen is following the lead of many other global automakers: it has signed a deal for a new electric-vehicle joint venture in China. The German automaker said this week...

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The Spanish plug-in electric car market was up 27% last month, having registered 456 units, with Year-to-date numbers reaching 1,800 units, up 51% regarding the same period last year and with the market share at 0.3%. May saw the all-electric BMW i3 lead the pack for the second month ...

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Honda's head of research and development, Sekino Yosuke, has revealed the next-generation Honda NSX could be based on the firm’s 1,000 hp Pikes Peak race car, the NSX-inspired 4-Motor Acura EV Concept. The 4-Motor Acura EV finished third overall at the Pikes Peak hill climb in 2016. T...

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Motiv Adds Sacramento to Pioneering Chicago, As BYD Reports Successful Wrap of Wayne Tests The all-electric vehicle specialists Motiv Power Systems and BYD have reported progress with their development of fully battery-powered refuse trucks. CAD image of the Crane Carrier chassis for ...

Hybrids had a good month, with the category having a greater increase than the overall market. While the Prius Liftback is the most popular product in the category, its sales of almost 6,000 units in each of the last several months is far below historical results and not impressive gi...

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Some 70 BMW i3 REX electric cars are part of ReachNow carshare in Seattle Inside ReachNow: BMW's Mobility Service Tweet By Bill Moore EV World speaks with ReachNow CEO Steve Banfield about the just over a year-old mobility service based on BMW and Mini brand vehicles, including the i3...

Using industry-standardized software, the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid has been calculated to have an environmental impact that’s some 31 percent less than the previous-generation model. Each and every unit can eliminate up to 21 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions over 120,000 miles—...

Koenigsegg Automotive announced that the factory’s full allocation of Koenigsegg Regeras has now been sold. The Regera represents a turning point for Koenigsegg. With 80 units to be produced, the Regera program is the largest single vehicle series in Koenigsegg’s history and the first...